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LOS ANGELES — That amazing deal where a sweater is being offered for $25 when it used to be priced at $100 may not be so amazing and customers should be aware, Los Angeles City Attorney Mike Feuer said today.

ONTARIO >> With local control of Ontario International Airport comes a paycheck. Airport commissioners voted Thursday to start paying themselves. They’ll get $150 per meeting. “Yeah, after working for free for eight years, almost nine years,” Alan Wapner, the commission’s president, said in an interview.

Redlands Chrysler Jeep Dodge Ram will team up with students at Redlands High School Dec. 10 for a booster club fundraiser to benefit the Redlands High School soccer program. There will be a pancake breakfast 8 to 11 a.

Immigrants have long helped to bolster the nation’s economy, and a new report reveals that many of them are supplementing their incomes by becoming Airbnb hosts. The study, “Immigrants Sharing Homes: Opening Doors to Opportunity,” was compiled by the

California stands to benefit from an expected boost in defense and infrastructure spending under a Donald Trump administration, but the president-elect’s policies regarding international trade remain murky, according to a new report.

Forget bingo and shuffleboard. Use of computers and cellphones is linked to higher levels of mental and physical well-being among those over age 80, according to new Stanford research. And these elders — dubbed “the oldest old,” a generation typically ignored by the youth-obsessed tech industry — are motivated for the same reasons as digital-savvy millennials: to stay connected.

Many medical marijuana patients were worried that a ballot measure legalizing cannabis for recreational use in California would make the price of their medicine go up. Instead, for some of them, pot just got cheaper, though maybe not for long.

ONTARIO >> One word came to mind for Pete Van Helden, president and chief executive officer of Stater Bros. Markets, as he surveyed the few thousand people who had gathered Saturday morning at the Citizens Business Bank Arena to remember

Christmas is almost here. And although it’s a time for parties, family get-togethers and holiday fun, many consumers are glancing nervously at their wallets and purses, wondering how they’re going to pay for all those Christmas gifts they need to buy.

Lower interest rates, lower gas prices and stronger wage growth have all served to boost the nation’s housing market this year. But as Americans found out in the Nov. 8 presidential election, anything can happen.

The latest technology can make for an easy holiday gift, but when it comes to the ultra-tech-savvy people in your life, finding a cool gadget they don’t already own can be tough. Fear not! From “Star Wars”-themed speakers to radiation-blocking boxer briefs, there’s a lot to pick from for all the super geeks in your life.

loma linda >> Loma Linda University early next year will unveil a venture to promote the business of turning laboratory discoveries into commercial products and services. The effort will initially be housed in a duplex at 11219 Anderson St.

LOS ANGELES >> Controversy surrounding the cost of putting on the Olympic Games is as old as the Modern Games themselves. But the last 40 years in particular have seen a series of financial crises rock the International Olympic Committee and Olympic movement and led to mounting criticism of the IOC, scared off high-profile potential bid cities, created upheaval and financial uncertainty that has often embroiled and overshadowed the actual games and left several host cities still drowning in red ink decades after the Olympic flame was extinguished.

WASHINGTON >> When Donald Trump named his Treasury secretary, Teena Colebrook felt her heart sink. She had voted for the president-elect on the belief that he would knock the moneyed elites from their perch in Washington.

Saturday morning’s celebration of life for longtime Stater Bros. leader Jack H. Brown, will include a flyover by vintage aircraft, according to spokesmen for the San Bernardino-based supermarket chain.

ONTARIO >> The union representing aircraft maintenance workers at United Parcel Service, including workers at the hub at Ontario International Airport, has claimed in court the company has repeatedly failed to keep workers safe on the job.

A new economic report about the Inland Empire shows steady gains in logistics, health care and construction sectors as well as a strong job market and economy, but challenges remain with overcoming poverty and low education levels.

WASHINGTON — Air conditioning company Carrier Corp. says it has reached a deal with President-elect Donald Trump to keep nearly 1,000 jobs in Indiana. Trump and Vice President-elect Mike Pence plan to travel to the state Thursday to unveil the agreement alongside company officials.

BEL-AIR — President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to be secretary of the treasury has a deep and wide Southland connection, with a mansion in Bel-Air, an extensive relationship with Hollywood as a prolific film financier, and a job history that includes the chairmanship of a controversial bank headquartered in Pasadena.

NEW YORK — Grant Tinker, who brought new polish to the TV world and beloved shows to the audience as both a producer and a network boss, has died. He was 90. Tinker died Monday at his Los Angeles home, according to his son, producer Mark Tinker.

“Ballers,” HBO’s Dwayne Johnson comedy about a retired Miami Dolphins player, is saying goodbye to the Sunshine State and hello to the Golden State. It’s the latest series to be approved to move production to California under the state’s second, more generous tax incentive program.

Homeowners in coastal California cities with higher home prices tend to have lower property tax rates than residents of lower-priced inland cities thanks to Proposition 13, a study by the online real estate site Trulia shows.

As more retailers including Walmart and Target boost self-serve checkout lanes, Albertsons supermarkets in Southern California are sticking to old-school service. The chain said it is eliminating self-checkout lanes at 96 stores in Southern California in an effort to give better one-on-one service to shoppers.

Southern California’s housing market turned in a mixed bag in October, with sales relatively flat compared to a year earlier and prices increasing, a market tracker said Tuesday. Last month sales of new and previously owned homes and condominiums for all six counties inched up just 0.

As more retailers boost self-serve checkout lanes, Albertsons and Vons supermarkets in Southern California are sticking to old-school service. The parent company of Albertsons, Vons and Pavilions said it is eliminating self-checkout lanes at 96 of its 352 stores in Southern California in an effort to give better one-on-one service to shoppers.

The money is coming in. More than 101 nonprofit organizations with roots in San Bernardino County will benefit. This is the third consecutive year that San Bernardino County has participated in a virtual fundraising effort known as Give BIG.

NEW YORK — The Monday after Thanksgiving is still a time when millions of Americans pause to check out online deals and check off items from their gift list — but a one-day Cyber Monday frenzy appears to be going the way of the dial-up modem.

The California Supreme Court last week affirmed an appeals court ruling that a real estate agent owed fiduciary duties to the buyer — not just the seller — in a case in which one brokerage represented both sides of the deal.

It’s not on par with discovering that light can bend, but retailers are coming to grips with e-commerce’s rapid approach to parity with brick-and-mortar stores, causing some to blur the line for Cyber Monday.

After two consecutive years of being put in the hot seat because no actors of color were nominated for an Oscar, Hollywood has turned a corner in bringing more diverse movies to audiences, according to a report released Monday.

NEW YORK >> Thanksgiving weekend shoppers picked up hot toys, TVs and new Apple products, buying both online and in stores, but spent less per person because of rampant discounting that they’ve come to demand.

They pretended to be computer scientists, learned about driverless cars and built space towers from spaghetti, string and masking tape. The 200 female high school students got a taste of science careers at a recent workshop in Riverside, inspiring them to try to poke more holes in the glass ceiling.

Holly Craft loves how technology thwarts porch pirates from stealing her packages. The Ring Video Doorbell security system sends her an alert when someone such as a delivery person triggers the motion sensor.

REDLANDS >> Good Samaritans with cardiopulmonary resuscitation training will soon have a way to help first-responders. The Redlands Fire Department is in the early stages of implementing a smartphone app that would notify users about nearby CPR calls and where they can find the closest automated external defibrillator.

Six years into building its business around the Affordable Care Act, the nation’s $3 trillion health care industry may be losing that political playbook. Industry leaders, like many voters, were stunned by the election of Donald Trump and unprepared for Republicans’ plans to “repeal and replace” Obamacare.

Beating drums and waving hand-lettered signs, 40 garment workers marched in front of a Los Angeles Ross Dress For Less outlet chanting “Ross Stores, you can’t hide! We can see your greedy side!” Among the protesters on a sunny Saturday before Thanksgiving, Maribelia Quiroz, 46, mother of three, said she stitches blouses for Ross at a downtown contractor, earning $300 a week for up to 60 hours of work, with no overtime.

NEW YORK — Shoppers were on the hunt for deals and were at the stores for entertainment Friday as malls opened for what is still one of the busiest days of the year, even as the start of the holiday season edges ever earlier.